BORDERS Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

borders 1 of 2

noun

plural of border

as in edges

the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something a rug with a fancily embroidered border

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as in frontiers

a region along the dividing line between two countries people who live on an international border get used to carrying a passport

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borders

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verb

present tense third-person singular of border

as in bounds

to serve as a border for that velvet bordered the sleeves on this shirt, until it fell off

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Recent Examples of borders

Noun

Meanwhile, North Korea has been adding mines, barbed wire fences, tactical roads, anti-tank walls and other fortifications to what's already one of the world's most heavily armed borders. — Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026 That protects state budgets but leaves businesses within their borders with less money to invest. — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026 As Ebola spreads across Africa, Kaseya warned against closing borders to contain it. — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Twenty-seven separate systems would mean a massive administrative burden for anyone operating across borders, which is manageable for large operators and prohibitive for smaller ones. — Erik Lagerblad, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 North Korea has been adding mines, barbed wire fences, anti-tank barriers and other fortifications to what’s already one of the world’s most heavily armed borders as Kim Jong Un pushes a hard line toward Seoul. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 Swapping plastic borders for a sleek, edge-to-edge glass face—and adding an optional aluminum back—gives the base model a surprisingly high-end feel. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026 There has also been a steady rise in governments repressing people outside of their borders. — Mary Lind, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026 Especially as a as a Latino artist, seeing that aspect come through and connect across so many different borders was amazing. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2026

Verb

Holy Cross and the Lower Ninth Ward that borders it are known for their quiet ambiance, grocery store deserts, and drawbridge access with unpredictable hours. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026 The ministry said both patients were men in their 20s living in the Wapinda health zone, which borders Bas-Uele province, where Ebola cases have been reported previously. — Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026 Mainland Equatorial Guinea borders two countries with high malaria prevalence, Cameroon and Gabon. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026 The station also reported Saudi strikes in Jawf province, which borders Saudi Arabia. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 More Than a Document Scanner iScanner detects page borders automatically and straightens curved or skewed pages. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026 In contrast, the United States borders two benign neighbors and enjoys open sailing on two vast oceans. — Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026 The area borders Toronto’s busy Chinatown, where Asian eateries abut hipster bars and boutiques. — Michael Kaminer, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Lithuania, which directly borders Kaliningrad, rejected Moscow’s warning and accused Russia of trying to undermine NATO unity and Western support for Ukraine. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for borders

Noun

Oh, and a pad from an HTC Vive, because nobody wants the sharp edges of layered plastic extruded from a 3D printer rubbing against their face.

— Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
Then, in 1896, two mathematicians showed that zeros could not lie on the edges of the strip.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of edges

Verb

Throughout the event, a guy bounds around, introducing the recordists, then crouching to cue their recordings on a laptop, his dark, longish hair under a black dad cap bearing the club’s name.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
With the sprightly energy of a schoolboy, Jean-Paul Doron bounds into an empty creek, his red suede shoes scraping pale rocks.

— Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of bounds

Noun

Thursday’s action ramps up the pressure on the institutions, which were sent a document by the financial protection agency demanding data about their loans in Eaton and Palisades fire perimeters.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Outside their perimeters, vendors hawked noodles and cigarettes from makeshift stalls.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of perimeters

Verb

Furthermore, Scotto expects Williams' Transmission, Power & Gulf segment to increase quarter-over-quarter, driven by the startup of the Socrates power project and favorable natural gas liquids, or NGL, margins.

— , CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026
Protecting margins The challenge isn’t simply detecting token theft or fraud, but rather deciding how to respond.

— Sarita Singh, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of margins

Noun

As Claudia, Curtis is perfectly biting and obnoxious, willing to insert herself into her ex-husband’s life for sport, stomping on his feeble boundaries.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
OpenAI wants its security boundaries to hold even when models actively attempt to defeat them.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of boundaries

Verb

Avani completed the project after his death in Mumbai and Delhi, photographing, at the same time, Raghu’s old image and the space that surrounds it today.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
All of this excitement surrounds a 1,000-pound—give or take—pumpkin that graces the stoop of a brownstone in the Brooklyn neighborhood each year.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of surrounds

Noun

But a recent study found that people with larger waist circumferences who ate one avocado daily for six months did not see improvements in blood sugar, insulin levels, or insulin resistance.

— Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 30 June 2026
Its main beams are 27 inches long, with over 5-inch base circumferences.

— Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025